Dan Hörning & Bernie Maopolski

Fan of History

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Dan Horning and Bernie Maopolski discuss the events of ancient history all over the world, decade by decade, starting at 1000 BC and moving forward. We love history! History, History, History! That’s all we think of … History in the morning, History for lunch, History for dinner… even history right before bed! And we talk about all the key people in Ancient History – Julius Caesar, Gilgamesh, Jesus, Budha, Lao Tzu, Confucious, Solon, Pythagoras, Alexander the Great, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Herodotus, Homer, Ashurnasirpal, Sennacherib, Ashurbanipal, Croesus, Cyrus the Great, and Pisistratus...

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Dan Hörning & Bernie Maopolski

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93. 670s BC part 2 Shipping heads to Nineveh 05.11.2019 32:52

Episode 93 670s BC Episode 2 “Transporting Heads to Nineveh” Esarhaddon is running around putting out fires all over the empire and paving the way for something big! If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory Contact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistory https://twitter.com/danhorning https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/ Musi...

92. The 670s BC part 1 The Cimmerians sack Phrygia 01.10.2019 34:00

Mannasseh still manages to remain king of Judah. Phrygia gets sacked and King Midas fights his final battle against the cimmerians. If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhistory Contact information: http://facebook.com/fanofhistory https://twitter.com/danhorning https://www.instagram.com/dan_horning/ Music: “Tudor Theme” by urmymuse. Used...

91. Pickled or Pulverized? 10.07.2019 31:40

Assassins reincarnated as boars, a duke who fakes his own death, and a royal love affair with his sister—just an average day in 680s BC China! Duke Huan nearly made Guan Zhong his next jarred delicacy, but fate had other plans. Tune in to hear how this assassin-turned-advisor helped forge the Hegemon and one of the most powerful reigns of ancient China—vinegar-free. As if that's not enough we give...

90. Blood, Sweat, and Olive Oil: The Wild World of the 680s BC Olympics 19.06.2019 32:51

Long before TV deals and big brands, there were the real games. Brutal, bare, and oh-so-competitive, the 680s BC Olympics were raw sport in its purest form. Get ready for chariot races, gymnastic feats, and the sweaty pursuit of eternal fame! This is a podcast by Dan Hörning and Bernie Maopolski. If you like what we do you can support the Fan of History project on https://www.patreon.com/fanofhist...

89. Naked Ambition: How Gyges Got More Than an Eyeful 22.05.2019 39:22

Peeking at the queen cost Gyges his simple life… and earned him a kingdom. Join us as we dive into the steamy, schemey tale of Gyges, the ultimate accidental king. Spoiler: when the queen catches you, you either run for your life—or seize the throne! If you want to play Fan of History bingo you better have Gyges on your card because he will show up a LOT. What he does today will have repercussions...

88. A Swede and an American walk into a bar... 08.05.2019 49:05

“I swiftly marched to Babylon which I was intent upon conquering. I blew like the onrush of a hurricane and enveloped the city like a fog. I completely surrounded it and captured it by breaching and scaling the walls. I did not spare his mighty warriors, young or old, but filled the city square with their corpses...The city and houses I completely destroyed from foundations to roof and set fire to...

85. The complaint letter to Ea-Nasir 09.01.2019 29:25

The first known complaint letter in history with Alba. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.